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ANo. 832,608. n PATBNTBD OCT. 9, 1,906.

J. Gl HUYE.

TRUNK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.6.19o.

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`PATENTD 00T. 9, 1906..

J.G.HUYB.,

TRUNK.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 6.1906.

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JOSEPH e. HUYE, OE'NEw ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

TRUNK.

Y No. 832,608.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1906.

Application filed January 6, 1906. Serial No. 294,880.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, JOSEPH G. HUYE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trunks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to trunks, and more particularly to trunks for carrying samples; and it has for one of its objects to provide a trunk constructed with a view of being expeditiously and easily packed and unpacked and of carrying a large number of hats, especially ladies hats, in such manner that crushing or other deterioration of any of the hats is precluded.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a support arranged to carry hats in the trunk-body and adapted to be readily removed from said body and when removed to be used as a stand in displaying to advantage the hats that it bears. Y

Other advantageous features of my invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Y' Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of the trunk constituting the present and preferred-embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same.. Fig. 2a is an enlarged detail section of apart of one of the hat-supports and illustrating the manner in which the hat-holders of the support are adjustably fixed on the stick thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail longitudinal section of the trunk, illustrating a slight modification hereinafter referred to in detail. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the same, and Fig. 5 is a broken perspective view illustrating a portion of one of the hat-supports in the position in which the same is placed when removed from the trunk-body and used to display to advantage the hats which it bears.

Similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the viewsof the drawings, re-

ferring to which- A is the body of my,novel trunk, which is preferably rectangular in form, as shown, and B isk the trunk-cover. The body A is provided on the inner sides of its end walls with upright guideways C, which are fixed with respect to said end walls and referably extend a slight distance above t e upper ends -thereof, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

D D are the hat-supports ofthe trunk, and E and are spacing-blocks which I prefer to employ in connection with the guideways'C and the supports D in the manner hereinafter Set forth in detail. The supports Dare identical in construction, and therefore a detailed description of the support shown in Figs. 2a, 4, and 5 will suffice to impart a definite understanding of all. The said support D comprises a stick a, approximately of the same length as the trunk-body and having longitudinal grooves b in its edges `and also having sets of transverse notches c in one of its edges at intervals in its length, a prop d, hinged to the stick at a point adjacent to one of the ends thereof, a -iiexible connection e between the stick a andthe said prop d for limiting the movement of the prop in a direction away from the stick, and a plurality of'hat-holders G, positioned on the stick at intermediate points in the length thereof.

The number of hat-holders G on the stick depends on the size of the trunk and the length of the stick, the several sticks illustrated being shown as respectively provided with four hat-holders; Each of the said hatholders G comprises a slide f, of sheet metal or other suitable material, arranged to straddle a portion of a stick a and having inturned flanges g disposed in the grooves Z) of the stick and also having a slot h in oneof its side walls, a spring-pressed detent le, mounted on said side wall and having its forward-end arranged to work through the said slot .71. and seat in one of the notches c of the stick, and a band Z, connected to the slide f and having its ends lapped, as best shown in Fig. 5. The said band Z is formed of resilient material and is foraminated throughout for a purpose which willpresently appear. By virtue of "the band being formed of resilient material and having lapped end portions, as fdescribed, it will be apparent that whenthe band is contracted and a hat'is placed theresame against casual movement or displacement. Whenv deemed necessary, a hat-pin may be passed through the crown of the' hat IOO and also through the foraminated band Z,

-with a view of assisting in lholding the hat the guideways and between the sticks of certain of the supports D and also with the hatholders G of some of the supports disposed above the sticks a thereof and the hat-holders G of other supports disposed below the sticks a thereof, this latter arrangement being advantageous, since it prevents the crowns of the hats carried by one support from engaging with and crushing the crowns of the hats carried by another support and also because it economizes the space taken up by the crowns of the hats and in that way increases the capacity of the trunk asa whole. The vseveral supports D are readily removable one after the other from the trunk-body, and as each support is removed Y it is obvious that it may be stood up in the manner shown in Fig. 5, so as to display to the best advantage the several hats which it bears, and this without the necessity of the hats coming in contact with counters or other `dusty articles of furniture and being deteriorated thereby.

The adjustability of the several hat-holders G of each support D on the stick a of the support is advantageous, because it lpermits of the holders G being positioned `on the stick at points suitable to the sizes of the hats to be carried and also because it permits of the brim of one hat being placed under the brim of an adjacent hat with a view of economizing the space taken up by the hats.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings the hat-holder G is shown with its slide f at a point above the lowermost set of notches c, the holder G being thus shown in order to prevent the said slide f from interfering with the proper illustration of the notches c. It will be understood, however,that when the support D is in use the holder G will be placed in such a position as to enable the detent 7c to engage one hats or change the positions of the same in the trunk. It will further be gathered that when the hats are removed with the supports D from the trunk the supports may be used as display-stands, so as to permit of the hats being viewed from various points and all of the nish of the hats fully appreciated. When it is undesirable for any reason to have the stick a of one support D bear directly on the stick a of. another support, as shown in Figs. l and 2, short blocks F, Fig. 3, may be placed in the guideways C and between the sticks a of the said supports. In addition to the practical advantages hereinbefore ascribed to my novel trunk it will be noticed that the trunk is simple and 'inexpensive in construction and at the same time well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which trunks are ordinarily subjected.

I claiml. In a trunk, the combination with a body having upright guideways on opposite walls; of supports having sticks arranged one above the other in the guideways of the body and removable one by one from said guideways.

2. In a trunk, the combination of a body' having upright guideways on opposite walls, supports comprising sticks arranged one above the other in the guideways and removable one by one therefrom and article-holders having slides receiving and movable on the sticks and also having detents carried by the slides and arranged to engage notches in the sticks, and upright sp acing-blocks removably arranged in the guideways between the sticks of certain supports.

` 8. In a trunk, the combination with a body having upright guideways on opposite walls; of supports having sticks arranged one above the other in the guideways of the body and having upright guideways on opposite walls,

and horizontal supports having sticks arranged one above the other in the said guideways of the body and removable one by one therefrom and also having article-holders adj ustable on the said sticks in the direction of the length thereof.

6. In a trunk, the combination of a, body having upright guideways on opposite walls, and supports comprising sticks removably arranged one above the other in the said guideways, and article-holders having slides receiving and movable on the sticks and also IOO having detents carried by the slides and arranged to engage notches in the sticks.

7. In a trunk, the combination of a body having upright guideways on opposite Walls; and supports comprising sticks removably arranged one above the other in the said guideways and having longitudinal grooves in opposite sides and notches in one of said sides, and article-holders having slides straddling parts of the sticks and inturned flanges movable in the grooves thereof and also having detents carried by the slides and arranged to engage the notches.

8. In a trunk, the combination of a body having upright guideways on opposite Walls, supports comprising horizontal sticks arranged one above the other in the guideways and removable one by one therefrom, and arl ticle-holders arranged on the sticks, and upright spacing-blocks removably arranged in the guideways between the sticks of certain supports.

9. A hat-holder having a resilient band provided with perforations and also provided with end portions Which normally lap and are movable With respect to each other.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH G. HUYE.

Witnesses z A. RITTER, J. M. GHINTER'O 

